Watts's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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51.48703, 0.25304
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat⛺ Campsite🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Teal, House Sparrow, Canada Goose +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Teal, House Sparrow, Canada Goose +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Rhaphigaster nebulosa, Dock Bug +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Rhaphigaster nebulosa, Dock Bug +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Slade Green station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Crayford station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Purfleet station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 23) Walking route ▾
"Section 23 of the London LOOP offers picturesque views alongside the River Ingrebourne."
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 24) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map 206 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 136 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Shuttle Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike Course Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
36,124 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,124 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Teal · House Sparrow · Lapwing · Coot · Mallard +30
Teal Anas crecca House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Hairy Shieldbug · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug +5
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,124 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Teal · House Sparrow · Lapwing · Coot · Mallard +30
Teal Anas crecca House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Hairy Shieldbug · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug +5
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius 